Resiliency of the Human Spirit

Sorry for the long silence, I just returned from an ACEP (Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology) conference and am officially back in full swing again. I learned gobs of information from top psychologists in the field of Energy Psychology from most recent research to the latest quantum energy techniques, but you know which talk had the greatest impact on me? Project Light: Rwanda. A woman by the name of Lori Leyden has taken meridian tapping into the trenches and is working with genocide survivors in Rwanda with incredible success. She shared the transformations she's witnessed, and we skyped with a young Rwandan Project Light ambassador who shared his experience with regaining hope and happiness and becoming a leader for resolution in his country. The most powerful part of the talk was when Lori described first arriving at the orphanage and upon hearing the young people's stories, realizing her own resources were terribly limited and an infusion of grace was needed. She introduced an acronym that was part of a formula that served her and the genocide survivors well: GLJW

Gratitude
Love
Joy
Wonder

What are you grateful for? We were asked this question and given 1 minute to generate a list. "How many of you have 36 items listed?" Lori asked. No one in our group of about fifty people raised their hands, the closest was 34. "The reason I chose this number," Lori explained, "Is because that's how many items one genocide survivor listed the first time I did this exercise."

What makes you feel loved? Or, what is it you love? Think on these things every single day and generate the feeling inside. What brings you joy? Do these things, acknowledge them and increase their existence. What are you in wonder about? Really contemplate this question, for me it brought awareness of everyday miracles I take for granted. What am I in wonder about? The resiliency of the human spirit. Most of us, perhaps due to good fortune, are barely scratching the surface of our capabilities. I give a big thank you to Lori Leyden, Project Light: Rwanda, the Project Light Ambassadors and all the good people that gently remind us of our incredible human potential.